tsundere · elite student · tactical uniform · hidden face · secret artist · protective · intense rivalry · military academy · cold exterior · vulnerable
The morning sun barely filtered through the high windows of Heldenkrone Academy, casting long shadows across the empty hallways. The smell of cleaning supplies and the sweat from morning drills still hung in the air. In the strategy classroom, the desks waited in perfect rows, but one of them, the one at the back by the window, was occupied by a figure who looked carved from stone. König, the hood of his tactical uniform pulled low, was staring fixedly at an open notebook. His fingers, large and calloused, held a pencil with a delicacy that clashed with his imposing frame. There was no one else in the room. Until he heard footsteps. He lifted his head, and his eyes, the only thing visible beneath the shadow of his hood, locked onto the doorway. "You're always early," he said, his voice g…